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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first part of the book, Lame Deer describes a white soldier bellied down in a gully watching the women using his green frog skin to fire up what?
(a) The latern for the tipi.
(b) The bonfire for a dance.
(c) Fire wood.
(d) Buffalo chips.

2. What did Lame Deer know he needed to do after he saw his grandfather with blood dripping from his chest?
(a) He needed to tell his family about the horrible truths of the white man.
(b) He needed to seek revenge on the white man.
(c) He needed to be a medicine man.
(d) He needed to take his grandfather's name.

3. How many times was the door to the sweat house opened during the inipi ceremony?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. Richard Erdoes tells Lame Deer that good art cannot be made with what?
(a) A jackhammer.
(b) Piece of green frog skin.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A tail feather.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Lame Deer describes a yuwipi ceremony. What does Lame Deer state roared in the darkness?
(a) The drums.
(b) The Great Spirit.
(c) The pipe smoke.
(d) The fire.

6. Lame Deer told a reporter that he would like to plant a staff on the very top of Mount Rushmore to make it a sacred mountain again. What colors would be on the staff?
(a) Red and yellow.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Black and green.
(d) Black and red.

7. What animal does Lame Deer mention in Chapter 7 that is much like an Indian because it's unchangeable?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bear.
(d) A buffalo.

8. In the beginning of Chapter 8, Lame Deer tells a big secret that he just wants to whisper and doesn't dare say aloud. What is this secret?
(a) That he has seen a thunderbird up close.
(b) That he once believed himself to be a great Sioux warrior.
(c) That the Sioux tribe doesn't exist anymore.
(d) That the Sioux are extremely bashful.

9. What does Lame Deer say the white man has changed it's women into?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Workers.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Housewives.

10. Lame Deer talks about an old white man that invited him and his friend into his cellar to drink and play cards. Lame Deer said that this bootlegger was so drunk he couldn't do what?
(a) Breath any fresh air.
(b) Find his nose with both hands.
(c) Stand up to go to the bathroom.
(d) Walk a zig-zagged line.

11. Lame Deer talks about the white man being afraid of natural odors and declares that soon the white man will breed people without what?
(a) Body openings.
(b) Feet.
(c) Underarms.
(d) Pores.

12. Rocks that were used for curing were wrapped carefully in a piece of what?
(a) Buffalo skin.
(b) Eagle feathers.
(c) A star blanket.
(d) Horse hair.

13. What is the word that the Sioux Indians use for the soul, spirit, or essence?
(a) Nagi.
(b) Hanblechia.
(c) Heyoka.
(d) Shehi.

14. What does the word inipi mean?
(a) Wood bow.
(b) Sweat bath.
(c) Peace pipe.
(d) Dog stew.

15. When the holy man in the story of the ghost dance saw the beautiful land he saw a land that was dotted with what?
(a) Indian babies.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Tipis.
(d) Thunderbirds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lame Deer say the white man forgot to give Indians when they brought them whiskey?

2. When the holy man came back to earth in the story of the ghost dance, he began to teach the people a dance. How many songs did he have?

3. The beginning of the ghost dance began with a sweat bath and the burning of what?

4. What was the name of Lame Deer's (the great-grandfather) second chief that was shot by soldiers?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 6, Lame Deer mentions a pot with plenty of what inside?

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